Diversion — SWA4624
KHEG · 162026-07-12 04:18 UTC· KBNA → KHEG· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B738
SWA4624 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KBNA to KJAX (Jacksonville International Airport) on 2026-07-12. SkyMeter detected a diversion to Herlong Airport (KHEG) on runway 16 at 04:18 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL435, turnaround area near Spalding, US. Approach stability score: 39/100. Scores below 50 occur on under 10% of approaches at this runway and indicate the v2 scorer flagged the approach as highly anomalous (three or more gates exceeded the runway's P90 envelope simultaneously). METAR at the time reported 5 kt wind, 3 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Active FAA TFR during this flight
Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)- SECURITY6/3979 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
ATLANTA, GA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3980 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
CHATTANOOGA, TN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3990 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
CHATTANOOGA, TN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3991 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
MARIETTA, GA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3998 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Atlanta, GA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4121 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Nashville, TN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/8212 2026-06-17 04:01Z – 2026-07-17 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Kennesaw, GA, Wednesday, June 17, 2026 through Thursday, July 16, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7967 2026-07-01 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Nashville, TN
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7600 2026-07-07 13:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Chattanooga, TN
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7594 2026-07-08 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Atlanta, GA
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7597 2026-07-08 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Marietta, GA
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3224 2026-07-11 04:01Z – 2026-07-15 03:59Z SFC–1,000 ft
Atlanta, GA, Saturday, July 11, 2026 through Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4909 2026-07-11 12:00Z – 2026-07-16 23:59Z SFC–400 ft
Pell City, AL, Saturday, July 11, 2026 through Thursday, July 16, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM →
SkyMeter cross-referenced this flight against FAA-published TFRs that were active during its window and within its geographic bounding box. Overlap doesn't necessarily mean violation — the aircraft may have been outside the TFR’s precise polygon or flying under air-traffic-control coordination.
Pilot review data
- Runway 16
- 79 ft AGL at event
- 120 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 39/100
- 5 kt wind
- 3 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- METAR KHEG 171135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW041 FEW050 22/21 A3021 RMK AO2 TSNO
Flight context
- SWA4624
- Southwest Airlines
- B738
- KBNA → KHEG
- 2026-07-12 04:18 UTC
- KHEG runway 16
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